Brad Bohannon

William Bradley Bohannon (born May 13, 1975) is an American former college baseball coach and middle infielder.

Early life, education, and playing career Born in Rome, Georgia, Bohannon graduated from the Darlington School in 1993.

Bohannon played college baseball at Vanderbilt University in 1994 before transferring to Georgia Tech in 1995 and finally ending up at Berry College in 1996 and 1997.

In 1997 and 1998, Bohannon played first base, second base, third base, and left field for the Dubois County Dragons of the Heartland League; he made the 1998 Heartland League All-Star Team.

In 2015, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.

From 2016 to 2017, Bohannon was assistant coach at Auburn. At Alabama, Bohannon had a 166–124 record in six seasons and an appearance in the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Gambling scandal On May 4, 2023 Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne suspended Bohannon with intent to fire him for cause amid his involvement in gambling activity. Surveillance video from BetMGM's sportsbook at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati indicated that someone placing bets on Alabama's April 28 game against LSU was communicating with Bohannon at the time. Four states halted betting on Alabama baseball amid concerns about suspicious activity. In a letter to Bohannon, Byrne said there was evidence Bohannon had breached at least 10 clauses in his contract. Byrne also claimed Bohannon violated numerous Alabama policies, committed "dishonest acts," and engaged in conduct detrimental to Alabama. Until a formal hearing on whether there was reason to fire him for cause, Bohannon was barred from campus, could not represent the team or school or communicate with players, recruits, fans or reporters.

It subsequently emerged that Bohannon alerted the person placing the bet in Cincinnati that Crimson Tide ace pitcher Luke Holman for the LSU game was going to be replaced due to back tightness, and did so before informing his counterparts at LSU. The gambler attempted to bet $100,000 on LSU, but was limited to $15,000. He tried to place additional bets, but sportsbook staff refused to allow the bets to go through after the gambler showed them messages from Bohannon. On May 1, U. S. Integrity, a company that monitors sportsbooks for potential fraudulent activity, issued a nationwide alert about suspicious betting activity on Alabama baseball games. When the Ohio Casino Control Commission alerted the NCAA about the suspicious bets, it immediately launched an investigation. Alabama informed the NCAA about its own investigation on May 3. It also revealed that it began the process of severing ties with Bohannon when he refused to cooperate with the internal investigation. Realizing his position was untenable, Bohannon resigned on May 17, a day before the hearing. If Bohannon is ever employed by an NCAA member school during this time, his new employer would have to show cause for why both it and Bohannon would not have to certify in writing that they will comply with the sanctions every six months. Additionally, any school that hires Bohannon could face severe punishment if he commits another violation during the show-cause period.

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